PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Dr. Theresa Pazionis, a spine surgeon at Temple University Hospital, has been ahead of the curve for decades. "I am the first and only female spine surgeon ever at Temple ...

PHOENIX — A growing medical trend is helping cure something 80% of Americans will experience in their lifetime – back pain, which is a leading cause of disability, work loss, and doctor visits. Donna ...

ROCK HILL, S.C. — After 30 years of surgeries, medications, and chronic pain, Sue Mundy is finally walking pain-free, and she credits a new robotic spine procedure at Piedmont Medical Center for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two new studies out of Canada and Sweden suggest that patients operated on by female surgeons are less likely to face future ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...

Kyphosis is a spinal condition that can often be treated with physical therapy and pain-relieving medications. But kyphosis can also cause severe spinal curvature and pain, making surgery the best ...

Two Pueblo spinal surgeons are taking advantage of new robotic surgical equipment and offering a comforting, personal touch to help patients move past chronic pain that can haunt their daily lives. Dr ...

Having a female doctor could lower the risk of death or major health issues after surgery or hospitalization, studies have shown over and over. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spine surgeons at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) reported promising findings for adolescent athletes suffering from pars fracture, a common cause of adolescent back pain ...